Electrical Nerve Stimulation of the Ulnar Nerve

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Conditions studied: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

In brief

Cubital tunnel syndrome is caused by compression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. This leads to symptoms such as chronic hand weakness, numbness and pain. This is usually treated with a surgical procedure where the nerve is decompressed. Research has shown that nerve simulators speed up the recovery of nerves following injury. The purpose of our research is to examine the difference in patient outcomes after the nerve decompression surgery with and without nerve stimulation. Our research questions is: What are the differences in long term functional outcomes of patients that have ulnar nerve decompression surgery with and without nerve stimulation?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02566616

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

0

Starts

2015-11-01

Expected to finish

2017-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-04-05

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• EMG confirmed ulnar nerve neuropathy at cubital tunnel with or without these symptoms:
• Paresthesia or numbness of the small finger and/or ring finger
• Complaints of hand weakness
• Exam shows positive flexion compression test at elbow and/or positive tinel's sign at the cubital tunnel
• Failed conservative management for 6 weeks
• ○ Has completed a combination of these for 6 weeks and still has symptoms
• Night splinting in 45-60 degrees of flexion and forearm neutral
• Padding of elbow with an elbow pad during the day
• Daily NSAIDs if able to take them
• Cubital tunnel steroid injection
• Age restriction: 18--65years old

You may not qualify if…

• Psychiatric conditions
• Workman's compensation patients
• Neurologic conditions (ex. MS)
• Inflammatory rheumatologic conditions (Connective tissues disease, RA… etc)
• Associated elbow and upper extremity fractures
• Previous Cubital Tunnel Surgeries
• Previous C-Spine Surgeries
• Pregnancy

Where it is running

• University of Chicago Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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